George Mallory was an English schoolteacher and mountaineer whose literary interests were intertwined with his determination to conquer the world's highest peaks. During his university studies, he formed friendships with members of the Bloomsbury Group and honed his writing skills, which also influenced his later career as an educator. Mallory's work is inextricably linked to his legendary expeditions on Mount Everest, where he left his mark on mountaineering history. His mysterious disappearance while attempting to summit the peak continues to fascinate and inspire adventurers and readers alike.
In Climbing Everest, George Mallory, possibly the first man to summit Everest, takes us with him on his climbs in Britain, the Alps and the far east. The highpoint are his three expeditions to Mount Everest - the last of which cost him his life (a few days after the final piece in this book).